Cleaning-tool.



I. H. SPENCER. CLEANING TOOL. APPLIOATION FILED APB. 25. 1907.

Patented vJuly 21, i914.

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IRA-H. SPENCER, or HARTFORD, eoNNitCTNJUT;4 AssIGNoRTo THnsPENeEB, TURBINE y [CLEANia-a` COMPANY, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CoitPoRATnBonr or-CoNf NECTICUT.

CLEANING-TOOL.

- Specification ofietters Patent. PaftentedJu-ly 2f,

' Appiieationmed-Aprnas,1907. 'seriaiNa 3170,5168.

' Be it known that 1,1m SPENoitn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, inthe county of Hartfordv and State ofv Connecticut, have inventedfa new fdllowing is aspeciication.

' My invention relates to the'class of tools' used in'connection with cleaning apparatus vin which-a current of air is created forthe purpose of .removing and .conveying dirt, andthe object ofmy' invention 1s to provide a tool which maybe easily manipulated and which may be readily applied to vsurfaces zel variously disposed; anda further object of -the invention is to provide a device that may be 'readily applied' to surfaces more orjless obstructed 4by furniture or like articles.

vA form of device in -the use ofwhich these 'objects-may be attainedis illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs, 1n whichv Figure 1 is a. view, looking from the rear, of a -portionpa tool embodying Vmyinvention with parts broken away to show oo n- Struction, the handle being removed; Flg.-

-2"is a view in central cross-section through the tool, including theh'andle the outer end of which is broken away. Fig. 3' is aI view in cross-section through thelower end of the handle and the attaching sleeve.- lFig. 4 i's a side view of'the attaching sleeve with: part broken away. Figs. 5 and 6 are edgeand side views of the securin ring. AFi'g' isa perspective View, en re uced scale, of my improved tool.

In the accompanying drawings the nu- :neral 1 0 denotes the body of thetool hav#- ing a chamber l1. This tool is quitenar rowwhen compared with its length and has on the bottom a flange 12 extending completely around the tool, all portions ofthe flange being located in the same plane so that all parts of the narrow edge of the tool 'may he. placedupon a. flat surface. A

' of the tool into the chamber 11.

mouth 'or inlet 13 extends fromthe bottom In the preferred form of' construction lling pieces 14, secured in any` desired manner, extend lengthwise of the tool, the ends of the filling pieces being located in the offset portions 1 5.- Suilcient space is left between the fill.-

`'ing-pieces to provide themouth 13. A hub 16 projects from the rear end of the tool at the'upper part thereof, a swell being made the upper part of the tool to partially the'handle ofthe tool.,

While it "is not the f angle'- abovei aner and outer ends of section 2 8 shall be yet this is preferred,

l two sections of part ofhthehandle (and by' the term the inner surface of the hub .for the. recepring is a splitring, as; plainly i shown in" Figs. 5 and; 6' of thedrawings. An attachi in-g sleeve 19 of a size to'it within the hub:

16' has a groove 20. This groove' 2 0 is of a depth atleast equal to the-thicknesst'of the' ring 18. The sleeve 1:95 fits closely within.

65. 'men-t of' the parts, is-,co'mpressed' into' the the hub 16" andv the/ring 18, in the attachform this# hub. A- groove v17 is formed 'oh tion of a fastening ringj18. This fasteningl groove, which as- ,beforefs'tated is of suffi-' T v cient depth to receive it.. As soonaas 'the j a--portion` 1neach groove', the groove 17 be"' groove 2O is located opposite the groove 1'7" -the ring suapsinto place', being located; with ing preferably' of a' depth less than'tle l i y thickness 0f thering. A slot 21-"eXteI'1d's from the end ofthe sleeve 19 for'the recep- 7'5 j clamping screw `pon the. stud 22 securesv the-y tion of a stud' 22'v on the'lowe'r section -231of 24a stung u handle to the' tool.

The handleis preferably composed oflsec-itions 23? and 24 detachably united. The in'- ner end 25 of the section 23 is-l'ocatedjv at an angle, preferably one of degrees, to the outer end'thereof, and 'the innerend 26 ofthe section-'24 which.

30'of section 23 may if desired, andas lshown sectioni located. farthest from.-, t l'1e tool.'

described? 'th'e in-4 to the section 23 of thehandle, this vnut having a lip 28 overlying a flangel 29 on the section 24 of the handle. By this means the the handle are detachably engaged 1n a mannerto permit, adjustment of one of the parts' upon the other. i

. It Win be noted that.; the device con! structed as yabove described with that end bearing the tool located at. an angle to the to which it is secured, l handle is meant 'herein is attached to the 'outerendy here1'n,be located at an'angleto the outer.

vend 31:01" said" section, and" the term. l

.outerl as-.used herein with .respect to the 1 handle sections applies to that part of' a 9o' absolutely essential that '.-Lall of that part. exceptv the tool proper which is swiveledy to the handle,)"embodies' a struc' 'turen-which the fooi may be -ioatefi in airerent angular positions while being maintai'ned-flat-upon the floor. By turningthe l handle axially with thetool having its edges placed Aflat"l upon al surfacel and so mam- `tained, the angular position of the tool withl Tio ing such'operation.-

. respect to, fthe handle. may be readily-A changed, the free swiveled cormectionof the toolto'thebent portion of' theghandle allowassuine thesediierent angggularv vpositions withrespect to the lhalldlefby the movement of the latter, it is clear that when the -too'l has been placed in any 'desired angular po- --sitionf it may `angular positions o f I the handle may bev maintained toplace ,such

. 4.tool in'any; positiom-thetoolbeing freely f moved to vsuch A25 .position and v easily 'main- This. is of' especial advan-v tained' therein.

tage in `the cleaning-of cushions, furniture, car-seats and the like, or in removing dust from walls andjlikefplaces. This. angular i arrangement ot the endof the .handle and, 3.0

the tool freely swiveled thereon enables the latter Avto zbev r'eadilyh insertedv `underneath 'articles of. furniture-'or stationary articles'v in .public building@ houses andthe like, as the handlefwill read'- ily accommodate itself to such position to.

as theaters, schoolv allow the tool;t o'1be" insertedunderneath sucharticles without ti ping the., edges '-o'f the tool from eontactwit -thelo'on In aise,A

'-iiange 29, 'the sectimi; 24" of a the.v handle thus bein insured against turning movementA on t e sectif'niQl.v The tool -ma-y be.' thus freely placed at any 'desiredl angular V osiv- (tion with respect to -the,handle' to enabll to pass betweenobstacles, under` articles of As-Sthetool is caused to i porting end .of the being bent at an angleto that part secured long furniture, or along of the toolor vice versa.4

` What I claim as my invention and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A 'cleaning implement including a.y 'handle having a main section and a tool supportingl sectionattached theretoby a joint constructedto .permit rotary adjustment of the sections one with respect to the other,

means forsecuringthe joint to prevent relaf` moldings arranged in dit' -ferent positions.v VIn fact, it enables the tool tive movement of the sections, the tool suptool. supporting section tothe main section of the handle, and a long narrow cleaningtool swiveled to turn freely jupon the outery end of. said tool supporting zontally across j the toolfhaving la slot-communicating with the Vopening infthe handle. l

.2. .A cleaning Simplement vincluding a handle comprisingv 'aA main'section Aand a tool supporting section, saidsections .having ,a passage lengthwise therethr'pugh, a joint securing 4said sections together to permit ro.-

tajtive adjustmenmineans forlockingthe sectionsfagainst 'rotative' inovement, the tool vvsuppoi'tiii section; having its lower end bent at ,an ang el tothat part secured to the main "section ofthe handle,

a sleeve removably. securedto the 'tool,supportingesecion and a onsaid `sleeve and-)wholly supported there- -ARTHUB B. Jnrxins,

'. l Copies of this patentjni'ay-be1obtained toinre cents eachpby addressing 'diev "Commissioner of Patents, 'Wnchlntgtonymtl'l 'section on an axis'passing laterally. and horif tool,` said handle having an opening extending therethrough andsaid narrow cleaning toolswivelly mounted 

